Rebel advances in central Syria set back by infighting

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Published 9:01 am, Wednesday, October 12, 2016

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FILE -- In this Oct. 3, 2016 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians inspect the site of a suicide attack in Hama, Syria. Infighting among some insurgent groups in Syria is severely hampering an offensive that many activists had hoped would cut government supply lines to Aleppo and ease the pressure on that embattled northern city. A Syrian cabinet minister, Ali Haidar, told The Associated Press in Damascus on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, that Hama was the “safety valve which the gunmen tried to open to alleviate pressure on Aleppo.” (SANA via AP, File)

FILE -- In this Oct. 3, 2016 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians inspect the site of a suicide attack in Hama, Syria. Infighting among some insurgent groups in Syria is severely

FILE -- In this Oct. 3, 2016 file photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrians inspect the site of a suicide attack in Hama, Syria. Infighting among some insurgent groups in Syria is severely hampering an offensive that many activists had hoped would cut government supply lines to Aleppo and ease the pressure on that embattled northern city. A Syrian cabinet minister, Ali Haidar, told The Associated Press in Damascus on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, that Hama was the “safety valve which the gunmen tried to open to alleviate pressure on Aleppo.” (SANA via AP, File)